Park Board Rejects 43-acre Purchase

South Broward Park District commissioners have decided against purchasing 43 acres of citrus groves to develop into a regional park because of their proximity to a nudist camp and a county landfill.

A real estate agent representing Broward Community College, which owns the land, had suggested the park district purchase the land, near Southwest 142nd Avenue and 36th Court in Davie.

The original asking price for the 43 acres was $1.5 million. By the district`s meeting last week, the price was reduced to $1.1 million, said Robert Stevens, district administrator.

``If we considered developing this in the future, the nudist colony would be a problem and the landfill would be a problem,`` Stevens said.

He toured the site recently and quickly noticed its proximity to the Seminole Health Club, a nudist camp in the 3800 block of Southwest 142nd Street in Davie.

In addition to the high cost, nudist camp and landfill, Stevens saidthat 43 acres is too small for a regional park, particularly one that would be within five to 10 miles of three other regional parks in the county.